Gandy, M;
(2013)
Marginalia: Aesthetics, Ecology, and Urban Wastelands.
Annals of the Association of American Geographers
, 103
(6)
1301 - 1316.
10.1080/00045608.2013.832105.
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Abstract
Wastelands are a characteristic feature of many urban and industrial landscapes. Although the term wasteland has become widely subsumed within various utilitarian discourses concerning the redevelopment of ostensibly empty or unproductive spaces, the idea encompasses a multiplicity of meanings, material origins, and ecological characteristics. This article considers these anomalous spaces of urban nature as an interdisciplinary terrain that extends from renewed interest in urban biodiversity to alternative conceptions of landscape authenticity. It is suggested that a more theoretically nuanced and historically grounded conception of the intersections between critical cultural discourses and recent advances in urban ecology might provide a useful counterpoint to narrowly utilitarian approaches to urban nature. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Marginalia: Aesthetics, Ecology, and Urban Wastelands |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00045608.2013.832105 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00045608.2013.832105 |
| Additional information: | © Matthew Gandy. An open access article published with license by Taylor & Francis, LLC. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1429081 |
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